Growth Management

May 30, 1986

A PROPOSAL TO REDUCE the minimum wind velocity new structures on Florida's coastal zone must be able to withstand is under consideration by the Senate Economic, Community and Consumer Affairs Committee. The change from 140 mph to 110 mph was proposed as an amendment to his ''glitch bill'' (CS/SB 978) that would correct problems in last year's massive Growth Management Act. Tom Lewis, secretary of the Department of Community Affairs, endorsed the proposal, saying the 140-mph standard would make building requirements ''overly ambitious'' when the new code is adopted next month.